Meat-cutter



(No Model.)

G. V. BREOHT.

MEAT CUTTER. No. 409,908. Patented Aug. 27, 1889.

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Jf K ATTORNEY (Saw 77 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GUSTAVUS V. BREOI-IT, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

MEAT-CUTTER.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 409,908, dated August27, 1889.

Application filed February 14, 1889. Serial No. 299,897. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GUSTAVUS V. BRECHT, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented new anduseful Improvements in Meat-Out ters, of which the following is aspecification.

The object of this invention is to secure a true position of thecutting-disks and an easy operation of a meat-cutter, as set forth inthe following specification and claim and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a section of a meat-cutteralong line a; m, Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a section alongline y 1 Fig. 1. Fig.3 is a detail view of the cutating-disk. Fig. 4 is a detail view of theshaft. Fig. 5 is a section along line a ,2, Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a detailview of a holding-disk.

Siniilarletters indicate corresponding parts.

In the drawings, the letter A indicates the body or shell of the device.The cover B is jointed to the body at O, and said cover is held againstswinging open by a pin or lock D, suitably applied. The cover B'has afunnel E, for feeding the meat to be cut to the device, and the cut meatpasses off through opening F. Knives G are secured to the shell andcover.

The shaft II has a square or angular body, the faces I being placed in aspiral position, and said shaft also has the series ofradiallyprojecting ribs K, which, as shown, extend obliquely to the axisof the shaft. The cutting-disks L have cutters or blades M, and saiddisks L have square or angular holes, Fig. 3, so that they fit thespiral faces I of the shaft H. The holding-disks N have circular holes,Fig. (3, so as to fit snugly and firmly onto the radially-projectingribs K. The holding-disks N thus sit firm and true on the shaft II andhold the cutting-disks L firmly in their proper position and preventwabblin g or shaking of the cutting disks. The cutters M of the disks Las the shaft rotates thus pass between the knives G and are preventedfrom striking against said knives G, whereby damage might be caused.When rotating very rapidly, the shaft and disks are apt to become warm,and thus melting of the fat of the meat is caused. One or more of thedisks N can be provided with a groove or grooves O, by which the meltedfat is led to the bearing of the shaft to lubricate said bearing. Therotation of the shaft is thus eased.

WhatI claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination, with the casing and rotating shaft, of a series ofcutters mounted on the shaft and holding-disks at the ends of saidcutters, the outer face of one of said disks being provided with agroove for leading or drawing a lubricant to the shaft-bearing,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

GUSTAVUS v. BRECHT. [L. 8.]

IVitnesses:

W. REIMERT, J os. F. STEINHAEUFEL.

